Joe Louis Manley Jr. (born June 11, 1959) is an American former

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who fought at

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Amateur career

Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating

Frankie Randall Frankie Billy Randall (September 25, 1961 – December 23, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1983 to 2005. He was a three-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA and WBC titles between 1994 and 199 ...

on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the

Moscow Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. Manley was also the 1981

United States Amateur champion The United States National Boxing Championships bestow the title of United States Champion on Olympic boxers for winning the annual national Olympic boxing tournament organized by USA Boxing, which is the national governing body for Olympic boxi ...

at lightweight.

Professional career

Manley became a professional boxer in 1981. He lost to future champion

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in 1983 but defeated another future champion,

Freddie Pendleton Freddie Pendleton (born January 5, 1963) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 2001. Pendleton won his first title in October 1985 knocking out Darryl Martin (9-2) in the 6th round earning him the Pennsylvania State ...

, in 1985. He qualified for his title shot by winning a decision over Howard Davis Jr. in February 1986. He went on to win the

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light welterweight title with a 10th-round knockout over

Gary Hinton Gary Hinton (born 1956-08-29 in Darby, PA) was an American boxer at welterweight. Professional career Hinton turned pro in 1978.In 1985 he challenged Aaron Pryor for the IBF light welterweight title and lost a split decision over 15 rounds. When ...

in October 1986. He lost the title to Terry Marsh in 1987. He retired in 1989 after a loss to future world champion

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and

James McGirt James Walter "Buddy" McGirt (born January 17, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1982 to 1997, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the IBF junior we ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manley, Joe 1959 births Boxers from Ohio Sportspeople from Lima, Ohio Living people International Boxing Federation champions Winners of the United States Championship for amateur boxers American male boxers Light-welterweight boxers